Barry Horowitz
Barry Horowitz | |
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Born | St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.[1] | March 24, 1959
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Barry Hart[1] Barry Horowitz[2] Brett Hart[2][3] Jack Hart[1][2] The Red Knight[2] |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[4] |
Billed weight | 221 lb (100 kg)[4] |
Trained by | Boris Malenko[1] |
Debut | 1979 |
Retired | January 21, 2023 |
Barry Horowitz (born March 24, 1959) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
Early life
Horowitz attended Florida State University, where he studied sports nutrition and wrestled.[5][6]
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1979–1987)
Horowitz trained as a
Horowitz eventually joined
World Wrestling Federation (1987–1990)
Horowitz joined the
In 1988, he registered fifteen singles victories, defeating Allen,
World Championship Wrestling (1990)
Horowitz made his debut in WCW a little over a month later at a TV taping on May 23, 1990, at the Georgia Mountains Center in a match with Brian Pillman.[12] He would wrestle in over fifty matches that year, registering one victory (a pinfall of Tommy Angel at a TV taping in October). His only pay-per-view appearance was in a dark match at Halloween Havoc, where he was defeated by Tim Horner.[12] His last appearance came on December 7 at a house show in St. Joseph, Missouri, where he wrestled twice, losing to The Juicer and Sam Houston in subsequent matches.
Global Wrestling Federation (1991–1993)
Horowitz then traveled to Texas, where he worked for the newly formed
Return to WWF (1991-1997)
Jobber to the stars (1991–1995)
Along the way, Horowitz also returned to the WWF in late 1991, where he was once again used to help put talent
On June 5, 1992, in Chicago, Illinois, Horowitz rejoined the house show circuit, substituting for the departed
In Phoenix, Arizona he teamed with
Despite his status as a jobber, Horowitz would occasionally wrestle in matches of greater prominence. He was instrumental in starting the feud between reigning tag team champions, The Quebecers, and the “1-2-3” Kid. The Quebecers were set to defend their titles against Horowitz and Riggins, but Horowitz brought in the Kid as a last-minute replacement partner. Though the Quebecers prevailed in the match, the Kid would continue to challenge for the tag team titles, albeit with changing partners and without Horowitz. Horowitz would return to teaming with Riggins during 1994, facing The Smoking Gunns and Men on a Mission on multiple occasions. Despite numerous defeats, Horowitz did gain two victories in 1994 by defeating Ben Jordan and Mark Thomas. He also faced Thurman "Sparky" Plugg in the latter's first WWF match.[17]
Horowitz entered 1995 still mired in the preliminary ranks and lost to Chris Candido in the soon to be BodyDonna Skip's first match.[18] However, Bodydonna Skip was the catalyst for a career turnaround that summer. Horowitz's schedule began to pick up and he wrestled Henry Godwinn, Mantaur, Shawn Michaels, and others. On the March 13, 1995, episode of Monday Night Raw, Horowitz received a shot at Jeff Jarrett's Intercontinental Championship. It was a competitive match, but Horowitz lost via submission to Jarrett's figure-four leg lock. On May 25, 1995, in Manitoba he began a house show series against Skip of the Body Donnas, losing to him all seven times.
Elevation to main roster and teaming with Hakushi (1995–1997)
Finally, on the July 9, 1995, airing of
Horowitz appeared in the
Return to WCW (1997–2000)
Horowitz's contract was not renewed by the WWF in 1997, and he joined
In early 2000, he began his first feud in WCW after losing to Allan Funk on the March 11 edition of Saturday Night. Funk defeated Horowitz using a handful of tights. A week later on Saturday Night during a match between Fidel Sierra and Funk, Horowitz came out to the ring and distracted Funk, allowing Sierra to win. Horowitz's final WCW appearance came at the last ever taping of Saturday Night on March 29, 2000, in Beaumont, Texas. He faced Jim Duggan and was defeated after Funk interfered.[23] He then left WCW.
Later Career (2000–2003, 2013)
After WCW, he returned to the independent circuit working mainly in Florida until he retired in 2003.
Horowitz made a one-night appearance on June 30, 2013 where he won Malenko Memorial Cup Battle Royal.
Return to professional wrestling (2022–2023)
After not wrestling since 2013, Horowitz returned to the ring on March 19, 2022, to face
On May 11, 2022, Horowitz appeared in a vignette in All Elite Wrestling in a parody of Dark Side of the Ring in the build-up to the match between MJF and Wardlow. During the vignette, Horowitz (billed as a "Legendary Jewish Wrestler") defended fellow Jewish wrestler MJF while poking fun at himself by saying he's a top star and calling Shawn Dean (who had two disqualification victories over MJF) "a jobber".[26]
On the episode of
Popular culture
Horowitz is the subject of a song by rapper Action Bronson,[28] though Horowitz was angered by this and indicated that Bronson did not get permission to use his name or likeness.[29]
Championships and accomplishments
- Border City Wrestling
- Catch Wrestling Association
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Florida Heavyweight Title Tournament (1995)[32]
- Continental Wrestling Association
- Definitive Wrestling International
- Malenko Memorial Cup (2013)[35]
- Empire Wrestling Alliance
- EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Future of Wrestling
- Global Wrestling Federation
- Independent Association of Wrestling
- IAW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- IWA Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
- International Wrestling Association
- IWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[37]
- Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
- New Breed Pro Wrestling
- NBPW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2023
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1995)[39]
- Ranked No. 114 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1992[40]
- South Eastern Championship Wrestling
- SECW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- SECW Television Championship (1 time)
- Other titles
- RISE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
See also
- List of Jewish professional wrestlers
References
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- ^ a b c d "Barry Horowitz". Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ^ "JCP – 1983 Results". 16 January 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
- ISBN 9781554902699. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ISBN 9780609607800. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ a b "Florida Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "The History of WWE : 1987". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "The History of WWE : 1988". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "The History of WWE : 1989". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "The History of WWE : 1990". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ a b "WCW1990". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ "GWF Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ "The History of WWE : 1991". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "The History of WWE : 1992". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ a b "The History of WWE : 1993". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "The History of WWE : 1994". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "The History of WWE : 1995". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "The History of WWE : 1996". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "The History of WWE : 1997". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "WCW 1997". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ "WCW 1998". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ "WCW 2000-01". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ "WrestlePro Rock And Roll Forever Results (3/19): Barry Horowitz Takes On Joey Janela". fightful.com. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "COMPLETE 2022 WRESTLECON MARK HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL SUPERSHOW COVERAGE". pwinsider.com. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "Barry Horowitz Appeared on Last Night's AEW Dynamite". 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Barry Horowitz wins match in Impact with help from WCW's Kiss Demon". 16 February 2023.
- YouTube
- ^ Herzog, Kenny (7 January 2014). "Don't Call Me a Jobber: Barry Horowitz Has Beef With Action Bronson". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship » Title Reigns". Cage Match. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "CWA Mittelgewicht Championship » Title Reigns". Cage Match. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Reference at www.cagematch.net".
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "Malenko Memorial Cup". Cage Match. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "FOW Hardcore Championship". Cage Match. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Independent Wrestling Results – September 2002". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved July 6, 2008.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners Inspirational Wrestler of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1992". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
External links
- Accelerator3359.com profile
- Barry Horowitz at IMDb
- Online World of Wrestling profile
- Barry Horowitz's profile at Cagematch.net
Archived 2009-06-22 at the Wayback Machine